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Exclude homosexuality as sin from certain verses?<\/p>\n<p>Actually, this\u00a0has already happened via <em>The Message<\/em> &#8220;Bible.&#8221; <em>The Message<\/em> flat out deletes homosexuality from two key New Testament passages and gives a politically correct spin to a third.<\/p>\n<p>It is no coincidence that Pastor Carl Lentz of Hillsong NYC uses <em>The Message<\/em> so much. Hillsong seeks to please the world by remaining silent on the issue of homosexuality.<\/p>\n<p>Above\u00a0is Dr.\u00a0James White&#8217;s YouTube piece on Hillsong&#8217;s Carl Lentz&#8217;s use of\u00a0a non-existent\u00a0phrase found only in <em>The Message.\u00a0<\/em>Lentz\u00a0\u00a0emphasizes this\u00a0made-up\u00a0phrase to\u00a0rationalize Hillsong&#8217;s refusal to publically deal with homosexuality as sin.<\/p>\n<p>You can also read\u00a0more about Hillsong&#8217;s politically correct\u00a0silence and the\u00a0deletions,\u00a0additions, and altered\u00a0passages in <em>The Message <\/em>(1 Cor 6:9-11, 1 Timothy 1:8-11, Romans 1:25-27)\u00a0in\u00a0this short\u00a0online booklet: <strong>http:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=16449<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Source Notes:<\/p>\n<p>1. Bigotry, the Bible, and the Lessons of Indiana, 4\/3\/15, by Frank Bruni\u00a0 http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/04\/05\/opinion\/sunday\/frank-bruni-same-sex-sinners.html?<\/p>\n<p>2. 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